Denison University Overview

Located in Granville, Ohio, Denison University is a private not-for-profit institution. The suburban atmosphere of Granville makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Denison University Known For?

• Students at Denison may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 9 to 1.
• The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at Denison.
• During a recent academic cycle, 98% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Denison with a bachelor's degree make about $67,753 a year. That's 66% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• It takes the average Denison student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Denison University?

Contact details for Denison are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	100 West College Street, Granville, OH 43023
Phone:	740-587-0810
Website:	www.denison.edu

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How Do I Get Into Denison?

You can apply to Denison online at: https://www.denison.edu/campus/admission/apply-to-denison

Admission Requirements for Denison

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Denison?

The acceptance rate at Denison is 22%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 22%, and the acceptance rate for women is 22%.

Average Test Scores

About 28% of students accepted to Denison submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 630 and 710. Math scores were between 640 and 750.

Denison received ACT scores from 26% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 29 and 34. Math scores were between 26 and 0. Composite scores were between 29 and 32.

Can I Afford Denison University?

The overall average net price of Denison is $43,017. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Denison, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $7,089 a year. That adds up to $28,356 over four years for those students.

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Denison University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,258 undergraduate students at Denison, with 2,252 being full-time and 6 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,252 full-time undergraduates at Denison, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Denison University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	79
Black or African American	132
Hispanic or Latino	177
White	1,347
International Students	366
Other Races/Ethnicities	151

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Denison University. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 35 countries are represented at Denison. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Vietnam.

Denison University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Economics	78	78
Communication & Media Studies	51	51
General Biology	47	47
Child Development & Psychology	45	45
International Business	44	44
Health & Physical Education	35	35
Data Science	34	34
Mathematics	21	21
Political Science & Government	21	21
General Education	20	20
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	19	19
Computer Science	18	18
History	18	18
Public Health	17	17
Natural Resources Conservation	16	16
Sociology & Anthropology	16	16
Writing Studies	12	12
Fine & Studio Arts	12	12
Romance Languages	11	11
General English Literature	8	8
Ethnic Studies	8	8
General Social Sciences	8	8
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	7	7
Philosophy	7	7
Physics	7	7
Area Studies	5	5
Classical Languages & Literature	5	5
International Relations & National Security	5	5
Drama & Theater Arts	5	5
Germanic Languages	4	4
Music	4	4
Chemistry	3	3
Geological & Earth Sciences	3	3
Dance	3	3
Journalism	2	2
Religious Studies	2	2
Applied Mathematics	1	1
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0
General Psychology	0	0
TOTAL	622	622

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Pbass1956 under License

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